(2026-06-27). Key points from US-Israel-Lebanon agreement. al-monitor.com Washington on Friday released text of a trilateral framework between Israel, Lebanon and the United States aimed at ending hostilities that have been a violent second front of the Middle East war.The following are highlights of the 14-point agreement signed in the US capital: – 'Lasting peace' -Israel and Lebanon, with US support, "affirm their shared goal of achieving lasting peace and security," the agreement begins.
(2026-06-27). 7 Lebanese killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon. albawaba.net ALBAWABA- An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon has killed seven members of Hezbollah, according to the Israeli military, in an operation carried out amid ongoing tensions despite a fragile and repeatedly tested ceasefire.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strike targeted militants in the Al-Mansoura area who were transporting weapons to a building identified as a combat position and observation post allegedly used to prepare attacks against Israeli forces. The military described the operation as a defensive strike aimed at neutralizing an imminent threat.The incident comes against the backdrop of a tenu…
(2026-06-27). Five rounds of talks, one breakthrough? US brings Israel, Lebanon together for rare historic deal. hindustantimes.com The United States, Israel, and Lebanon have signed a U.S.-brokered trilateral framework agreement aimed at reducing tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the deal as "the beginning of the beginning," emphasizing it as an important first step toward lasting peace and security. The agreement is expected to lead to a limited Israeli military withdrawal from parts of southern Lebanon, though full details have not yet been released. Officials from both Israel and Lebanon praised the negotiations while acknowledging that significant challenges remain before a broader and las…
(2026-06-27). Israel-Lebanon framework agreement sets process to disarm Hezbollah, Rubio says. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the framework agreement reached with Israel and Lebanon establishes a clear process to restore Lebanon's sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah and dismantle its infrastructure.The agreement enables Israel to return to its borders once the threat to its citizens is removed and creates a trilateral Military Coordination Group for Lebanon, facilitated by the United States, Rubio said in a statement. (Reporting by Christian Martinez and Daphne Psaledakis)…
(2026-06-27). Hezbollah chief calls US-Israel-Lebanon deal 'grave blunder. newarab.com 
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(2026-06-27). Israel's 'campaign between the wars' against Iran hurts US Ties. juancole.com The Conversation) — A lot hangs on whether the United States can compel Israel to cease operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. After all, an end to the Israeli military offensive was a And even though Israel did not sign…
(2026-06-27). Key points in US-mediated framework between Israel, Lebanon. tribune.com.pk 
Lebanon and Israel signed a US-sponsored "framework deal" in Washington on Friday, concluding the fifth round of negotiations aimed at resolving outstanding disputes between the two sides, including Israel's continued occupation of parts of southern Lebanon. | Details of the framework were not announced during the signing ceremony, but the US Department of State later published the full text. | The framework affirms a shared goal of achieving "lasting peace and security" in Lebanon. It declares the sides' "ambition to end conflict between them, ensure the sovereignty and security of both countries, and establi…
(2026-06-27). What we know — and what we don't — about the Lebanon-Israel deal. newarab.com 
Weeks of The agreement would see Israel gradually ending its occupation of the south in return for the Lebanese army disarming the Shia group. | But it does not commit Israel to withdraw its forces from the country or prevent it from launching further attacks, which since 2 March have killed more than 4,2…
(2026-06-27). Israeli drone strike hits southern Lebanon day after security deal. al-monitor.com June 27 (Reuters) – Israel struck southern Lebanon on Saturday, a day after the two countries signed a U.S.-brokered security arrangement aimed at easing tensions along their border after months of hostilities.Lebanon's state news agency said an Israeli drone struck in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, which lies outside a security zone shown on a map published by Israel of an expanded zone its troops control in southern Lebanon.
(2026-06-27). World Cup fans in Boston agree: 'Boycott the U.S.!'. iacenter.org By Steve Gillis June 24, 2026 Activists with the Boston Coalition for Palestine (BCFP) joined with the Anti-Fascist Football Coalition (AFFC) on June 13 and 19 in outreaching in the streets to tens of thousands of international World Cup football enthusiasts. The groups explained how fans can join the international campaign to combat FIFA's (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) complicity with U.S. war crimes, including genocide — from Palestine, Lebanon and Iran to Cuba, Venezuela and Nigeria. A fan of Scotland's World Cup national team raises a Palestinian flag at Boston's South Station, Jun…
(2026-06-27). New airport moves Lebanon to post-crisis bankable infrastructure. newarab.com 
The proposed reopening of Yet its history shows something more: it is a layered infrastructure shaped by regional oil ambitions and geopolitics, and struggles over politico-economic self-determination in northern Lebanon. | Understanding why it is becoming politically "possible" today requires tracing this history and linking it to Lebanon's current search for bankable infrastructure – pro…
(2026-06-27). Paris Commune to South Lebanon: Heroic resistance fighters. iacenter.org June 26, 2026 Leila Ghanem By Leila Ghanem Leila Ghanem is an international communist activist who organized the 2009 international forum in Beirut, whose theme was the convergence of the armed resistance in West Asia (Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Yemen), the struggles against Western predatory capitalism and the socialist experiences in Latin America. Translation from French: John Catalinotto. On courage To those who doubt the ability of peoples to fight forces that outnumber them, to those who ceaselessly spread the defeatist rhetoric of despair and doubt regarding the ability of the resistance — in Palestin…